Nomadic vs Pastoralist - What's the difference?
nomadic | pastoralist |
Of, or relating to nomads.
Leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; peripatetic, itinerant.
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A person involved in pastoralism, whose primary occupation is the raising of livestock
As adjectives the difference between nomadic and pastoralist
is that nomadic is of, or relating to nomads while pastoralist is having features common to pastoralism.As a noun pastoralist is
a person involved in pastoralism, whose primary occupation is the raising of livestock.nomadic
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Alternative forms
* nomadick (obsolete)Adjective
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